Top Georgetown, CO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1775 Sherman St, Suite 1650, Denver, CO 80203
1144 15th St, Suite 3300, Denver, CO 80202
387 Corona St, Suite 617, Denver, CO 80218
600 N. Grant Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
3309 N Downing St, Denver, CO 80205
3780 South Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113
7887 E Belleview Ave, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80111
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202
5200 DTC Parkway, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
Denver Place-South Tower, 999 18th Street, Denver, CO 80202
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PO Box 745071, Arvada, CO 80005-5071
1547 Gaylord Street, Denver, CO 80206
1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80210
999 18th Street, Suite 1765N, Denver, CO 80202
9609 S University Blvd, #631691, Littleton, CO 80130
1117 Washington Avenue, Suite 200, Golden, CO 80401
3489 W. 72nd Ave, Suite 211, Westminster, CO 80030
1700 Lincoln St, Denver, CO 80203
1733 High Street, Denver, CO 80218
75 S Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80219
1775 Sherman St, Suite 2600, Denver, CO 80203
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Colorado state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine